Chapter CLXVII: Searching For Harmony, Onwards To Atlantica! Part XIII
Swimming on with a fast pace, Mickey, Ariel along with Flounder and Cait sith who was following on closely behind them were still on the chase! Morgana's two Sting Rays were swimming on ahead at full speed!
Turning quickly as they followed them around a corner, the King quickly noticed, "they've movin' up!" With that instantly everyone went in the same direction! With that in seconds they broke through the surface!
SPLASH!
Then quickly keeping up the chase they all charged on straight ahead! However as they swam on, Cait sith noticed the place they'd all come to, for there all around them were icebergs and glaciers that were dully glowing in the light of the setting sun. Seeing it all, the small bubbled cat commented, "wow! Look at this place here! Talk about fridgey central!"
However there was no more time to talk about this as everyone came to a halt behind a giant chunk of floating ice. There watching quietly over it's jagged ridges they saw the two creatures glide in hauntingly into an ominous looking glacier that looked deadly sharp.
Seeing them enter, Ariel realised immediately as she spoke, "so there it is! That's where Morgana must be!"
Immediately Mickey nodded as he told the mermaid princess, "yeah I think you're right there Ariel!"
Nodding quickly the princess acted as she turned to her old child friend and said to him, "Flounder! Swim back as fast as you can and tell my father! We'll go in and see if we can find Melody and Nozomi!"
However not liking this idea, quickly Flounder had to protest! "But you can't leave me behind Ariel! Cause if that old sea witch is in there and there's that mean little shark! Then those Manta Rays will come they'll-"
As he went on and on Ariel smiled at him amused, despite the situation as did Mickey too. Though Cait sith had his arms folded as he simply tapped his foot in his bubble, he was getting quietly impatient.
"Then she attacks with those creepy tentacles! And they get stuck to your face! And! And!" The thoughts were too much for Flounder to take as he simply finished with a strong resolve, "uh! Uh! There's no way you're all goin' in there without me!"
Cait sith hearing the small yellow and blue fish end his sentence, he had to inform him, "Flounder mate! For goodness sake there's gonna be probably worse than them lot in that old glacier! There might be swarm's of heartless in there and if there are we might as well all be fricassee!"
Hearing this Mickey had to agree as he nodded, "that's true there Cait sith, I don't think it'll be good for any of us to rush into this blindly... I say we should get Triton first and attack together, the more numbers we got on our side the more of an advantage we'll have!"
Listening to Mickey and his logic, Ariel couldn't falter it nor argue with it however she felt so anxious as she began to say, "yes but-"
"Hey! What's all the whisperin' about! Is Melody around here! Did you find her yet? Is she-"
However quickly grabbing the beak of their unexpected guest, Ariel spoke to him hurriedly to keep him silent, "Scuttle get down and be quiet!"
Looking at this odd... individual Cait sith had to ask about this loud mouthed seagull, "uhhh? Who's this barmy birdy?"
Hearing him Ariel quickly realised that he and Mickey had never met her other old friend before and quickly she explained, "oh! This is Scuttle! He used to be my teacher and tell me all about the human world and it's many strange treasures!"
Silent as he heard this description, Cait sith thought to himself, 'teacher?' For looking at the bumbling bird, that seemed to be the one thing he was far from... so the small black and white cat summarised,"right.."
Mickey himself seeing the seagull though thought that this was a pleasant surprise, so he smiled and said,"well it's great to meet another friend here! Hi there Scuttle!"
To which though the squirming bird couldn't speak he simply saluted Mickey with a wave of his wing, to make his own greeting. Ariel seeing that this intro had gone down well smiled too, however as she thought about Melody again. Her worry quickly returned and as it did, she knew she had to do something! Right now! She couldn't wait so-
Then it hit her! Turning she quickly told everyone, "hey! Scuttle can go and get help!"
Immediately a sceptical look came to Flounder's face as Cait sith mirrored the same expression as he asked, "are ya serious lass?"
However seemingly not hearing him, Ariel turned to Scuttle as she told him keenly, "Scuttle I need you to pay very close attention!" To which quickly the still held bird nodded as the mermaid princess fed him the essential information into his ear.
Flounder seeing her do this had a fin to his face as he said in dismay, "we're all doomed!"
Hearing him say this, Mickey became curious as he swam over and asked, "why're ya sayin' that Flounder?"
Immediately hearing the question the yellow and blue striped fish replied, "cause Scuttle's not exactly the most reliable when it comes to remembering stuff... I should know." As he finished he ended his sentence with a sigh as he remembered various awkward moments that had happened in the past.
Quiet as he heard this, Mickey turned back to Ariel who was continuing to whisper into Scuttle's ear... he decided on something.
Finishing her whispers she then asked her old friend, "okay, you got that Scuttle?"
Nodding hurriedly the seagull replied brightly, "oh yeah! Yeah! Sure Ariel! I just gotta go and get Triton then uh..."
The pause that came didn't reassure anyone who was present, Cait sith then sighed himself as he said aloud, "yep! That's it we're officially and totally doomed here!"
But before Ariel could say anything to prove otherwise, it was then that Mickey spoke up as he swam over, "I'll go with Scuttle and get the message to your father Ariel!"
Everyone immediately was surprised at this suggestion and the mermaid princess had to ask, "Mickey? Are you sure about that? What about-"
Kindly the king interrupted her, "well I'm the best to go here, if there's any enemy's out there I can take care of them and plus I'll be able to give more information to Triton when I see him."
Hearing this explanation, there was no doubt everyone felt more at ease about this idea. So voicing his thoughts again Cait sith spoke up, "well that sounds good to be me Mickey mate! If anyone's gonna get the message across it'll definitely be yaself!"
Nodding Flounder relieved then said, "totally!"
Glad he'd got the confidence of the others Mickey nodded and so quickly he turned to the seagull and told him with a wave of his hand, "c'mon there Scuttle! Let's go and get the rest of the fella's!"
Seeing the wave and hearing the call, instantly the seagull replied enthusiastically, "okie dokie! Let's get goin'!"
Then watching as Scuttle flew over and then started to get ahead of him, Mickey quickly turned and told the others, "guys! You stay put there till I get back here with Triton and the others! We won't take long!"
Quickly responding, Cait sith told him, "ya can count on it Mickey mate! I'll keep an eye on things here!" Smiling hearing the reassuring words of his friend, the mouse king nodded and with that he swam on ahead to get the assistance they all needed there!
Seeing him go, Ariel was quiet again. She knew that Mickey would get help quickly... but turning to look at the ominous icy location where the Sting Rays had swum into, she knew what she had to do!
Flounder sighing again feeling better about the king going with Scuttle, he turned to Cait sith and told him, "well I hope he gets everyone real soon!"
Hearing this the bubbled cat then told the yellow and blue striped fish, "oh don't you worry lad! My mousecheeks pal is swifter than a eel! He'll be back before ya can say-"
"Let's go!" Ariel cried out as she started to head towards the icy cavern!
Cait sith in mid sentence repeated, "yeah let's go! He'll-" then it struck him about what she just said! Then turning in his bubble he saw where she was headed! Immediately he cried out, "oi! Ariel lass! Where do ya think yer goin!? Ya can't just-"
Immediately the mermaid princess replied, "I've got to see if Melody's in there! I can't wait!" With that she swam on ahead!
Seeing his old friend go, quickly Flounder cried out as he swam after her, "Ariel wait up!"
At once seeing them both go, this irritated the bubble cat as he cried out, "Grrr! Darn it all! Everyone's splittin' here there and everywhere! Faster than a banana split!" Then as he moved his bubble forwards he cried out, "I can't believe this is happenin' here!" With that he went to catch up to the anxious mermaid and her friend as he too entered the ominous icy cavern.
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Swimming ahead Riku was still after the two Sting Rays that had divided from the others, trailing them cautiously they were entering a very dark patch of water. As they went he gritted his teeth as he asked aloud, "where are you taking me to?"
However another pair of eyes who he was unaware of, was watching after him too. He saw that his prey was foolishly swimming on ahead into his awaiting oblivion! Smiling he whispered menacingly, "now I've got you!"
With that he quickly turned to a purple swirling viewing orb that was in his right hand, looking into it he told his contractee, "as you can see you've got nothing to worry about now! The most formidable pest has already been removed from the group!"
On the other side Morgana looking through was delighted as she clapped her long nailed hands together and said, "oh marvellous!" Then looking to Uriax she had to tell him, "you really are a gem sweetie!"
Pleased with this, Uriax replied with a grin, "thanks for the compliment!" Then seeing Riku was making some distance into the darkness, he turned to Morgana again and told her, "I gotta go Morgana!"
Hearing this the sea witch replied smiling still, "oh of course darling! Of course! Do continue your chase!"
Uriax nodded, however he had to remind her, "you remember to keep your promise! Do not lay a hand on Nozomi!" He then added with angry tone, at the very thought of her being touched, "she is mine!"
Seemingly relaxed about this, Morgana replied cheerfully, "oh! Of course sweetie! Of course! You have my word!"
Hearing this Uriax was satisfied as he replied, "good! See that you keep to it!" With that he dismissed the viewing spell in a wave of purple smoke and quickly he went back to chasing Riku as he continued to chase the decoys into the darkness!
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On the other side of the viewing orb and seeing it disperse away, Morgana lost her smile for brief a moment as she said irritated, "he really is a demanding brat!" However a sinister grin came to her face as she murmured, "however soon I won't be answering to your whims anymore sweetheart!"
Looking from on above as she hid amongst the ice, Jona was quiet as she observed both what Morgana had said and where she could see Uriax was... Listening to the sea witch's words, It was clear this didn't amuse the exotic Sphynx as she stared on with a hard gaze. However careful not to utter a word, she continued to watch on quietly to see what would next unfold.
"I bet she'll be surprised when she sees this!" A voice laughed as it echoed from around the corner!
Immediately another cheerful voice spoke up, "yeah I bet she will Nozomi! She'll-"
It was then the two mermaids rounded the corner and there with Undertow leading the way for them, it was both Melody who had the Trident in her hands and next to her Nozomi. Both girls were smiling brightly as they entered Morgana's main chamber.
Seeing the two girls come, Morgana smiled as she said to the two girl's with excitement in her voice, "oh there you are darlings! Oh I was so worried about you both!"
Gazing at her overly happy face, Nozomi couldn't say she wasn't happy to see Morgana but then again, she still didn't feel comfortable. But deciding to continue to carry on the good spirit she told the sea witch, "thanks for the greeting!"
Pleased too, Melody added forgetting her doubts for a moment, "yeah! Hi Morgana!"
Nodding as she heard her say this, the sea witch then pointed out a particular item that made her feel truly pleased, "and look you both brought me back my Trident! Aren't you both so clever?" With that she held out an awaiting hand.
Not paying any heed to the gesture, Nozomi then started to tell her, "yeah we did! It wasn't easy to get you know! We had to-"
"Give it to her! Give it to her! Give it to her!" Undertow repeated over and over again excitedly as he swam around the two surprised mermaids!
Looking at him baffled, Melody was quiet as Nozomi simply asked thinking this to be rude, "excuse me?"
However before Undertow could utter another word, one of Morgana's tentacles reached up and pulled the excited small piranha shark back! Annoyed the eager predator started to complain, "hey-!" However he was quickly stopped from saying anything else as the same tentacle covered his mouth!
Keeping her cool, Morgana with a smile still on her face told the two girls calmly,`'forgive him my dears!" Then looking to the small frustrating animal she finished, "he has a little size issue!"
Confused by this Nozomi repeated with a sceptical brow, "size issue?"
However Morgana turned to the two girls again in her same cheerful demeanour and so swimming up to them both, she asked them reaching her long nailed hand out again, "now if you'll just hand over the Trident, I'll be able to hold the end of our bargain!"
However this whole situation felt really suspicious and turning to Melody Nozomi was about to whisper something, when suddenly-
"Melody don't!"
Distracting both girls with shock, quickly the red tailed mermaid turned as she immediately recognised that voice and cried out, "mom!?"
Shocked herself as she heard this, Nozomi cried out "mom!?"
For there suddenly swimming in from the distance was a green tailed mermaid, she had long red flowing radiant hair and a purple shell bikini on. Looking at her Nozomi would never of thought of this beautiful mermaid to be the mother of her friend who was next to her!The flustered mermaid spoke out as she said in a hurry, "don't listen to her-!"
However it was then both parent and child looking at each other saw with surprise, that they'd both suddenly become one thing as they uttered simultaneously, "you're a mermaid!?"
Nozomi was shocked herself at this sudden entrance and didn't know what to say at all! This was something way beyond what she could have imagined to happen!
In the distance though further back beyond earshot, Flounder cried out flustered, "c'mon Cait sith! We gotta hurry up!"
Hearing him frustrated beyond belief, the small black and white cat called out, "what're ya think I'm doin' lad! I can't let me bubble burst on these spikes or I'll be finished!" For he was doing his best to avoid bumping into any sharp icicles that were dotted around the tunnel they were in.
Flounder was worried for him, but at the same time he was really worried for Ariel! Looking back and forth between them anxiously, he didn't know what to do!
Cait sith though he was having trouble, he told the yellow and blue striped fish with decisiveness in his voice, "look Flounder lad! You just go ahead and help Ariel lass! I'll be with ya as soon as I can!"
Hearing this the small fish though didn't wanna maroon Cait sith there! So quickly he asked again, "but Cait sith are ya sure! I-'
"Just go lad! Just go now!" Cait sith cried out loudly with urgency! The small fish instantly didn't need to be told again! So quickly he swam forward as he went to catch up to Ariel!
Cait sith now on his own continued to swim forwards as best he could, avoiding all the spike and sharp icicles as he continued on! Desperately he thought to himself, 'oh please don't let anythin' daft happen there! Just wait up ya dumb lasses!'
Meanwhile ahead swimming on ahead, Flounder made it through the tunnel and as he did he cried out, "Ariel!"
Nozomi seeing this fish she was confused further again! Just who were these two!?
Morgana though a little surprised, thought of this to be expected and so smiling still she swam forwards and said, "Ariel! How nice of you to come!" Then turning to the fish who'd just arrived she added jokingly, "and look who comes popping in! Flopper!"
Nozomi and Melody were both still really confused by these sudden events, however the female keyblader picked up on something. Morgana knew this Ariel? How would she know her? Just who was-
"The name's Flounder!" The small fish cried out and with that he went charging head first forwards towards the sea witch!
However quickly cutting him off, Undertow pushed into his own face into the yellow fish's as he said angrily, "GRRR!"
However unintimidated Flounder replied straight back mad, "GRRR! Yourself! Pipsqueak!"
This clearly struck a sore spot in Undertow as he replied straight back enraged as he pushed against the yellow fish, "get that thing and hit me! One bite and he's shrimp toast!"
Angered Flounder added," just you try it! Let's go!" With that the two fish began to fight each other making a flurry of bubbles everywhere!
At his word, Morgana decided to act on it! So turning back to Melody and Nozomi she talked to the girls and said, "sweethearts? Why don't you both hand over my Trident now?"
Nozomi hearing her ask for the golden item was caught in a drift, inside she felt uneasy somehow about this idea! However Melody still caught in her own ounce of shock, she asked feeling really hurt inside, "all this time? And you never told me?"
Ariel looked really guilty about what she'd done in the past and what it had led up to now. All she could do was look away ashamed, however it was then the mother mermaid finally noticed Nozomi looking at her. Seeing her black hair and lilac coloured eyes, she realised quickly! This girl she must be-
"Kept the most important secret in her life from her own daughter!" Morgana spoke with a gentle outrage as she held her child's shoulders with her long nails.
Ariel though had to act fast! So reaching her hand out she spoke, "please! Give it to me Melody!" Then looking to Nozomi again who looked back still with confusion she began to tell her, "And you I know you! You're-"
"No hand it to me! It's for your own good!" Morgana spoke as she continued to hold Melody and speak into her ears!
Nozomi was getting really confused now! What was this red haired mermaid going to say? She wanted to ask but then-
Ariel cried out as she looked on with a pleading look in her eye! "She''s lying! She's-"
However she was stopped as Morgana countered calmly and said confidently, "I gave you what you always wanted!" Then turning her gaze to Nozomi she told her, "plus I gave you the way to move about in this world!" With that returning her gaze to Ariel she added, "she's the one who's the liar and the deceiver here!"
Ariel just wanted to wipe all these lies away as she swam forwards and cried out desperately, "I was just trying to protect you!"
Meanwhile still swimming within the tunnel, Cait sith was nearly there and as he pushed his bubble forwards in a flustered hurry he said agitated, "oh c'mon! Hurry up! Hurry up! I gotta get there!"
Melody upset at seeing and hearing her mother, she wasn't thinking clearly as bitter memories filled her inside. Memories of being held back, being deceived, being denied knowledge, being teased by others, just for being different! It was all for this reason!? Quickly she spoke to her mother as she told her angered with betrayal, "protecting me?! By fencing me in!" Her mother's sad face struck her as she shook her head, she had to know, "you knew how much I loved the sea! Why did you keep the truth from me!"
Nozomi seeing what was going on saw that this was building up to a horrible climax! Then looking she saw Morgana's arrogant and evil smile! At once she was struck, thinking she asked aloud, "is she-"
However Ariel spoke again as she swam up to her daughter and stroked her face and said, "Melody! Listen to me! If there was one thing in my life I could do over I-"
Breaking away from the hand's of her mother, Melody swam over to Morgana with an angry look on her face! Immediately turning to look at her she said with bitter fury, "too late mom!"
Nozomi though seeing the way her friend was acting she had to speak up, "Melody wait a minute you-"
"Nozomi!"
Distracted at once, the female keyblader turned and there quickly swimming inside of his bubble it was none other than "Cait sith!" Seeing him Nozomi couldn't believe he was here and-
"Don't let her have it lass!" Pointing forwards the black and white cat alerted her, "that hag's bad news there!"
At this news Nozomi acted quickly as she cried out as she swam towards her friend, "stop! Melody!"
Ariel then cried out too reaching her hand out, "Melody no!"
However just at that moment barely inches away from her hand, Nozomi was unable to stop her friend as the Trident was moved into Morgana's hand! Instantly there was a reaction as the golden instrument glowed brightly and hauntingly with a green light as the sea witch started to laugh maniacally as green lightning flashed about left and right, "AH HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!"
Annoyed and terrified as he sat in his bubble, Cait sith spoke up, "darn it all! I did come too late!"
Everyone there instantly looked up to the witch with horrible dread as she spun with the treasure and cried out for all the world to hear, "ALL THE POWER OF THE SEVEN SEAS AT MY COMMAND! AH HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!"
Distracted from his fight with Flounder, Undertow stopped but then seeing her massive power trip didn't amuse Undertow as he spoke up with bitter impatience, "HELLO! Can we get with the program?! It's still a small world down here!"
However nobody paid any heed to his words as suddenly Morgana moved one of her tentacles and took Ariel into her sticky clutches! Seeing her do this Melody forgot her anger which instead now was replaced by fear and worry as she cried out, "MOM!?"
Flounder too cried out with worry, "Ariel!?"
Immediately acting Nozomi summoned her keyblade and determined she cried out, "let her go!"
Quickly though before she could make some distance in a flash suddenly from swirls of darkness, three purple Screwdiver heartless emerged! Their Tridents were aimed straight at both of the girls fish and bubbled cat! As they all did this it stopped the female keyblader from swimming forwards! Looking at the monsters in shock, it was then finally she realised, "you! You were the one who summoned the heartless to attack us before!"
Seeing she'd finally got it, Morgana decided to expose her true colours as she proclaimed with a hand to her chest, "bullseye sweetheart! I made those attacks to convince and make you believe in the scenario I gave to you!" Then turning to Melody she pointed the Trident to her as she decided to enjoy more cruelty as she told the young girl, "plus your dear old mummy! Was only trying to protect you form moi!"
Then turning to her captive she held her face as she said with a poor pout, "what she did, she did out of love!" However Ariel wasn't impressed by this behaviour as she shook her head and dislodged her hand from her face!
Cait sith swimming forwards in his bubble, he demanded mad getting to Nozomi's shoulder, "oi get ya dirty mitts off her ya wench!"
This irritated the sea witch in moments however she decided to deal with that cat later! But liking the cruel streak she was on, she continued as she looked at the two young mermaids, "while you two have been very naughty girls!" Then turning to the red tailed girl again she added, "especially you Melody! Stealing from your own Grandfather!"
Shocked as she heard this, the red tailed mermaid repeated with absolute confusion, "my? My Grandfather?"
Then Morgana practically shouted as she answered the question, " KING TRITON! RULER OF ATLANTICA! COMMANDER AND CHIEF OF ALL OF THE OCEANS!"
Horrified as she heard all this information Nozomi thought about the golden city. That was who that old man was! How could that place have been ruled by someone so evil?! Plus the way he looked so sad! He was nothing like the heartless maniac she'd faced before! It was all Morgana! Everything was all-
"Although he was until a couple of little thieves came along!" Morgana said with an evil grin on her face as she continued to hold on tightly to Ariel using her tentacle.
Angered Nozomi pointed an accusing finger as she told her, "how dare you! Using our kindness like that you-"
Melody finished her sentence as she cried out, "you tricked us!"
However Morgana already had a comeback ready as she told the two girls, "you two have got no-one to blame but yourselves!"
At once as these words came, Nozomi lost her fury and determination as did Melody. For it was true... for though she had had her doubts, she hadn't acted on them! Then looking up as she saw the heartless surrounding them all and with Ariel being held hostage, what could she do?! She and Melody had just given her the power to-
"Oh shut ya trap! Ya ugly old hag!" Cait sith cried out loudly! Everyone immediately were all shocked including the sea witch herself! Instantly the small black and white then informed Morgana, "sure I admit it! These lases have done a huge bungle here! They might not of been thinkin or questionin' right, yeah! But who was the creep who led them up to this situation! These lasses knew nothin' bout what was goin' on! They ain't conspirators with ya! They're victims too! But we'll change that by cleanin' yer damn clock!"
Nozomi couldn't believe what he was saying, but seeing once again that her old friend was sticking up for her and Melody. She smiled a little despite the guilt she was still feeling as she said softly, "Cait sith..."
Melody was really surprised too! But suddenly Ariel spoke up too as she added, "that's right! No one blames you girls! We'll all get you out of this mess! Daddy, Mickey and Riku are-"
Hearing their names Nozomi cried, "the guys are!?-"
However Nozomi quickly saw Ariel had been stopped from saying another word, the tentacle was over her mouth! Seeing this the female keyblader cried out, "hey! Stop that you-"
However once again the heartless acted again, making her stay back with their own tridents! Morgana was bitterly irritated with both the Mermaid princess and this snivelling cat as she then said, "well you've all just ruined my buzz! So I'm afraid I'll just have to wrap everything up!"
Confused why she said this, suddenly-
"AGH!"
"OI!"
Turning Nozomi then saw startled that both Melody and Cait sith had been grabbed by the sea witch's octopus tentacles and were now being held tightly by her! Seeing this happen the female keyblader cried out, "hey! Let them go!" However once again the heartless got in the way but this time she wasn't going to let these monsters do so any longer! "Get out of my way!" She cried and with that she quickly went to dispatch them!
Seeing her friend struggle, Melody cried out, "Nozomi!" However the young red tailed mermaid was dragged closer to the sea witch, she looked at this horrible woman with scared eyes!
Cait sith in the meantime was smacking the inside of his bubble as he cried out, "oi! Get these sticky mitts off me! Get off! Oi!" But then the small cat turned as he saw the witch murmur into Melody's ear.
"Tell me Melody... is being a mermaid everything you dreamed?" Then with a sinister smile on her face she asked further, "was it worth it?"
These terrible questions made Melody feel horrible inside... the guilt again overflowed inside, she and the others now were so helpless! All of this! It was all her-
"Let her go!" Nozomi cried out! For swimming forwards hurriedly she had dispatched the heartless and then swinging her keyblade, she struck the sea witch's tentacle! "AGH!"She cried out as she released her red tailed hostage!
Seeing her friend again Melody's eyes lit up as she cried out, "Nozomi!" With that she swam towards her.
Beginning to approach her too, Nozomi cried out worried, "Melody! Are you all right are you-"
Suddenly Melody stopped for in horror, the female keyblader was grabbed by another of the witch's tentacles! Seeing this happened Nozomi cried out, "hey! Agh!" Suddenly she was swung all around as she the evil witch told her, "I don't care how special you are to that brat! You can just die too!"
Confused as she heard this Nozomi cried out, "What're you-"
"AGH!" Suddenly then without another word Nozomi was thrown backwards and quickly she landed inside an opened hole in the ice! Colliding into it she cried out, "OWWW! That hurt! What-"
"AGGH!"
Shocked Nozomi then saw, "Melody!' For quickly her friend had been grabbed too and she was being thrown into the cave as well! Seeing this happen the female keyblader swam forwards and instantly she caught her friend in her arms before she could hit the wall!
Seeing what had happened to the two girls Flounder swam in after them as he cried out, "girls!"
"AH HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!"
Instantly as he entered the cave, Morgana acted with the Trident as she quickly sealed the entrance way with a blasting spell of ice! Sealing the only way out of the cave!
The blast blinded the girls and fish as they all shielded their eyes from this formidable power! Then it stopped for a moment, looking up confused with fright Nozomi and Melody along with Flounder saw Morgana approach the cave and as she did, the witch told them, "oh by the way! Your time as mermaids has just about expired!" With that she finally sealed the opening entirely!
Hearing this terrifying revelation, Nozomi looked to her left wrist and she saw the gem was nearly entirely red! Their time was nearly up! Then as she looked up she saw Morgana swim away as she shouted loudly, "catch ya later! I've got bigger fish to fry!"
With that Morgana swam away up into the distance carrying Ariel and Cait sith with her! The mermaid princess couldn't say anything with the tentacle blocking her mouth! But she looked back with absolute terror! The small angry black and white cat cried out with distress, "oi! Let me go! Get me out of this! Nozomi! Melody!"
Undertow unbothered by all this drama spoke up as he was desperate to be returned to his original state, "bigger fish now there's an idea!" With that he followed after his mistress!
Inside the icy trap both mermaids and Flounder were trying to get through the sealing cold sheet of ice! Smacking into it as Nozomi smashed with her keyblade all three were desperate! They had to get out or two of them would drown in there!
Flounder trying hard spoke out, "c'mon! We gotta keep trying!"
Nodding Nozomi cried out, "I know! I know that but this-"
Melody though collapsed as the grief and regret got to her as she said sadly, "it's no use... it's too thick!"
Hearing her, Nozomi turned to her friend worriedly and holding her shoulders she whispered concerned, "Melody..."
Flounder too was horribly saddened as he listened to the distraught mermaid cry sadly, "oh guys... I've ruined everything..."
Feeling her shudder, all Nozomi could do was hold her friend gently...for a moment she looked away to the red turning gem again on her left wrist, then she looked to the ice again... it really was looking awful for them...
However unbeknownst to those who were trapped and the witch herself, Jona had seen all that she needed to. With a calm look on her face she said aloud, "well looks like this is something Uri honey is gonna wanna know about!" With that turning she went to leave and as she did, she said further, "I better make a move on!" Instantly with that she took off as she swam into the distance to go and fetch her honey bunny! This left the three captives all alone in the ice and cold darkness...completely alone...
